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Multilingual Commons is the blog of the Center for Language Study at Yale University. It showcases events, topics, and opinions of interest to the second language teaching and learning community at Yale, and features writing by staff and language faculty.

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In the current (March/April 2016) issue of the Yale Alumni Magazine, David Zax, YC '06, covers how Yale is adapting to the 'digital revolution' in teaching and learning. The article, entitled "The digital evolution of teaching at Yale," also briefly mentions the Center for Language Study's Shared Course Initiative: Improving the Yale learning experience is a…

For those of you who are interested in the activities of CALICO, the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, we're re-posting a recent update message to members from the group's president, Phil Hubbard. Happy 2016 CALICO members and friends! I thought I would take this opportunity to let you know what your Executive Board and some other…

I just came across a useful article by William Fenton in PC Mag, reflecting on future trends in online education in light of happenings at the recent Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning-organized Learning With MOOCs II conference: "Online Education: The Year Ahead" While the article has helpful summaries of topics and trends (as well…

On Tuesday, April 21, Angie Gleason, Minjin Hashbat, and Dave Malinowski of the CLS joined dozens and dozens of Yale faculty and staff welcoming hundreds of prospective freshmen and their parents to information tables in Payne Whitney Gym, part of the university's annual Bulldog Days. Present also were many of the dedicated language faculty at…

The Yale Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), in partnership with the Bass Library and ITS, is offering two sets of 20 iPad Airs (32GB, WI-Fi-only) and two sets of 20 iPad Minis (16GB, WI-Fi-only) for instructional use during both 2015 summer sessions. Yale faculty members interested in using the iPads for either of the…

Tag Archive for dialects

“So when y’all meet, what do you speak?” As a faculty who teaches Arabic, I always hear this question from my students in their attempt to shed light on the mysteries of the many dialects of Arabic (Arabic has a Standard…